BCS standings reaction: Week 12

No more than two teams from each BCS conference can play in BCS bowls, so it doesn’t matter that literally half the SEC is ranked above Florida State and Clemson. With the SEC champ heading to the Sugar, and Texas A&M possibly going to the Fiesta, and Florida State heading to the Discover Orange Bowl as the ACC champ (if it can squeak by whatever five-loss team it’s playing in the title game), Clemson is the next man up. There’s really no other choice, as Notre Dame is likely to be scooped up by the time the Sugar makes its selection.